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Paul Newman was born on this day in 1925 and despite passing away in 2008, his remarkable philanthropic activities live on.

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Jaws Vertigoed

On 15/01/2012 By

What does a scene from Jaws (1975) sound like with the music from Vertigo (1958)?

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What was showing at cinemas in London’s West End back in 1976?

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A NASA video of Space Shuttle Endeavor’s last launch has been recut so we can see all four camera angles simultaneously.

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The latest trailer for One Day would suggest that one scene was shot outside the Rio Cinema in East London

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Old UK Cinemas

On 07/04/2011 By

Flickr user dusashenka has posted a rich photo archive of UK cinemas.

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How did a film over 5 years old eventually get a theatrical release back in January of this year?

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Charlie Sheen has now launched his own show on the internet called Sheen’s Korner.

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The Film School Thesis Generator is a fairly accurate spoof of the academic jargon used to describe the art of cinema.

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February 2nd is Groundhog Day in the US, a bizarre holiday made famous by a classic 1993 comedy starring Bill Murray.

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If there is a sequel to The Social Network, the November meet up between Mark Zuckerberg and George W Bush has to be in it.

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Was an early Jennifer Connelly film an influence on Black Swan?

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Back in January 1984 Alan Bowker helped Stanley Kubrick get set up with an IBM XT computer.

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From Wings (1929) to Slumdog Millionaire (2008), a map shows the location of each film that won Best Picture at the Oscars.

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A new video shows how the famous line ‘We’re not in Kansas anymore’ from The Wizard of Oz has repeatedly cropped up in films and TV shows.

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A 1974 letter from Python Pictures has surfaced online detailing the cuts the British censor wanted to make to Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975).

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A US company specialising in bacon products recently commissioned an artist to create a life-sized bust of actor Kevin Bacon …made out of bacon.

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Rollover didn’t exactly make major waves upon its release, but its depiction of a global financial collapse now seems chilling.

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2001 Acid Trip

On 12/09/2010 By

On Friday night a screening of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey in Los Angeles was interrupted by someone apparently having an acid trip during the climax.

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A vintage BBC interview with director John Ford from 1968

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Christopher Nolan became an A-List Hollywood director with Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight (2008) but his early films also contain intriguing images related the caped crusader.

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There are a number of questions audiences will be asking themselves after seeing Inception, but could the film be about itself?

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An amazing selection of movie titles which arranged by decade from 1929 to 2009.

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Google have put famed Japanese director Akira Kurosawa on their front page today in honour of what would have been his 100th birthday.

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Someone has created an amusing chart of characters based on The Big Lebowski.

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Doesn’t Steve Jobs look a bit like Michael Haneke?

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The Crying Wife

On 02/02/2010 By

I’m not sure if these YouTube videos of a man filming his wife crying at films are real, fake or part of some kind of internet spoof.

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I have to confess that the whole William Shatner ‘screaming the name of the villain in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan’ internet meme kind of passed me by until now.

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Merry New Year!

On 01/01/2010 By

FILMdetail and Eddie Murphy wish you a Merry New Year

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A picture of the real life inspiration for the character of Russell – the young kid in Pixar’s Up.

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